Kurama

Biography
In the feudal regions of Shin Tao, there is family that has maintained a small but stable land share for generations. Every time a neighboring lord begins to plot against them, their plans fall apart before they can take action. Secrets always leak, and key players always meat unfortunate ends.

There is a clan of spies and assassins that have worked closely with this family for as long as they have held power. They are shapeshifters. Able to take the form of a fox at a moment's notice, and trained from a young age, they excel at blending into an area and collecting information. This ability (or curse) is passed down to select children, who are indoctrinated into the clan and built to serve the local lordship without question.

The clan is watched over by the Fox God Inari-Okami, who took what some would call a random interest in the ruling family long ago, and first bestowed the lycanthropes with their power. In order to keep a close eye on her brood, she teaches that they should not spread their curse to the world at will. Every werefox can bestow this ability to someone by biting them with the intention of turning them, but doing so would bring the ill will of their matron deity.

Until recently, it was believed that only the feudal lordship, and the clan itself knew of their existence. But contact has been lost with multiple spies in a neighboring region. They all disappeared without a trace, and were all male. Worst of all, their God is blind to her followers' fates. To find out what is happening, it was decided that a younger member with little history of clan activities would be least likely to attract the attention of the kidnappers. Kurama, known for having a cool head and a strong sense of loyalty, has been sent to Helmsgard to uncover the plot against his clan.